Pipe clamp and method and apparatus for applying same



Aug. 31, 1943. R. E. RISLEY 2,323,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941, 7 Sheets-Sheet 1- ATTORNEY 8 3- R. E. RISLEY 2,328,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941 7 SheetsSheet 2 m ENTOR- I ATTORNEY Aug. 31, 1943. R. E. RISLEY 2,328,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941 7 Sheet-Sheet 5 7 )/1 N NTOR QM T M 05% ATTORNEY Aug. 31, 1943.

R. E. RISLEVY PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 ATTORNEY Au 31, 1943. g, E, SLEY 2,328,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 v ATTORNEY 1943- R. E.YRISLEYI 2,328,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 17, 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet .6

. Q.VEN TORI XML ATTORNEY 8- 1943- R. E. RISLEY 2,328,031

PIPE CLAMP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SAME Filed June 1'7, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 underground pipe lines, for. c water" mains and to, the application. of 5a, repair clamp to, "a pipe. line; by; operations, performed above ground through an excavated opening i'to'o smallt'ojadmlt men, In ,order systematicalljr to clamp the joints of an underground bell and tageous toylnstall a lifmP m S Q a l, A 1 Br Bahia cor V flhnn ylvam y- 1 METHODAND em aspurposes; of illustration. J, l

r r The present lnventionfrelates to' the repair of spigot pipe nnait'isinece se y marge hole about every twelve feet along the line. ,--Where the pipe line, under a paved; street; a. considerableamount ofrepaving is req ired. [Moreovenmany clties'require that thelrepavingoi'any hole larger than aspecmed size, i'orfexample one foot square,

example, gas and My invention consists; in F'the novel? features] hereinafter descrlbedgreference being had to the, f 1 I accompanying drawings which lllus'tratefseveral 1 embodiments of theinvention selected by' me for w n -I r Intheorawings, :5, i

10 Fig. 11 is aside elevatlonpartiallyin sectionfoff a bell and spigotplpe' jolntwlthra; repair clamp} Q F E 2 is averticjal sectional view takenonilthe. [.lineYl-Z lhFlg.

to apparatusforcarrying out the method.

The nature and advantages of 'thednvention will be more fullyunderstood mm the, following description in'conjunction, with the accompany-J lng drawings which illustrate by wayof'example j a pipe clarhpjand theinstallation of theclarnp to J ln lacribfdanc WltHthe invention applied thereto.

mg. a is a sectional new. e t orifthe nfieel 1 be doneby the my or; a ,city designated contrac -e tor, andthe costiis oftenrather hlgh.- To avoid this high paving cost to the pipe by operations percial tools through the foot square opening.

overcome this difliculty. A w

,20 v and to keeptheexpense-of the excavations at a minimum, it is highlyad-vanrepairclamp by making only;

a small holegfor example, one Ioot square, and 1' V apply the clamp formed by ;men above ground, working with: spe-.,

In accordancefwiththe present invention; the gasket is placed on the pipe before theclarnp is applied; and the gasket can thus-becarefully po sitioned to seal the joint effectively; The gasket is then secured in position so that it will not be displaced by the application of the pipe clampfi After the gasket is properly positioned and sew cured in place, the pipe clamp is lowered intothe excavation, positioned over the pipe and (tightenee sa ply ealing pressure to the gasket. Inthls manner thef gasketcan be inspected before the clarnpisr applied and a tight repair Joint is v j, assured. Tlte invention relatesrto the novel;

structureofthe clamp and gasket, th'e metho'doi Fig.5is aper'spe ctivevie "showninFig. 10w 1 V TFlg.16 is a schematic verticalsectional view showing'anotherformiot cleaning apparatus.

, Fig. 14 is st p has vre fefftileb pe joint nd clampshown inlliig. 14;?

a I, 'artnegaaaa: the?" pipe clarnp shownin Figile Fig. 6, is .a fragmentary end elevational vie I -the,gasket showing the construction of onepf the eyelets for fasteningifthe ends of gasket 3 Fig. 8 a sectlonalview takenonthe line.

taken ontheline 99in 6.

m ;;oj1 a schematic yeru m sectlon'al iview? showing apparatusfior cleaning the pipe joint. j

. Fig,- 11 1s anii enljarg'ed'end-i elevation .oipthe cleaningapparatus taken from theleft orFlgx 1'0.

Fig. 12 is an end elevation of the cleaning ap;

paratustakenjromthe right'ofFi 10. w, V Fig. 13-13 asectlonalview taken on thefiline l Fig. 1-14 i ajsectional@view'jtaken on, the line Jl,4l4,inFlg.12.A iv

"Fig. ,15 is a detailed; view of the pressuref bar paratus taken from thelleftin'Fig. 16;. Fig.18 151m end elevationioi the cleaning apparatus taken from:the rightofFlg. 16." f 7 I Fig; 1 9is ane'nlarged sectional view taken on "Fig; 171s. an end- ,elevatlon 1 01 the cleaning Figs. 20, 21 and 22 ar vertical sectionaljviews taken transversely of the pipeline and illustrat; ing successive operations in applylngthe gasketj emerged weathers sectional new 7 t apparatus for lower and anchor ring.

' Thethi geportionfif of ,sectio crede tia lane of the ills from the geskets'engaging race setting-stamens] stool shown in Figs. zoto 22. V

Figs. 24, 25, 26 and ,2? are schematic Vertical sectional views taken transversely of the pipe line and illustrating successive-operations in applying the clamp to the pipe joint together with tions. i

In Figs -l to 4' there i's illustrated' by wayof example a repair clampembodyingthe present invention. The clamp comprises a gasket I, a rol lower ring 2, an anchor ring,..3 and .a plurality of through bolts d, with nuts 5* connecting-files 11701 composed of a plurality of .amcualte-lsectionssine tegrally connected together, the clamp lillustrated I in the drawings having two such sections 2a..-

carrying outthe respective opera- The follower ring '2 is ing axially aligned to ably threaded to receive a bolt 2 connecting the 1 ends of thetwo sections together. The lugs 3d and 21); Each section is shown as having-agashet; 3 engaging face .20 and a peripheral portion 2d.

forming together a V-shaped cross sectionw-ith a 7 plurality of radial webs 2e connecting the two.

I cfcnnect's the ring section into..asingle.ztssemb'ly;v and enable" bothrin'gQseictionsltofble securedahout At one endfof eachsectiong'tliereis provided (an the hinge ape axially "aligned; is'orfa 'et'from a direction away, it, and the hinge portion 2g of the section 2b is off-set .a gileahel" distance to enabl it to comeout's'ideof' thehinge ortion 129?, .b'rin I I ah nrfnen ,Orie' f.the th foughibolts f extends through t e ihirifgegane'rtures'rbrmmg a nin e pin for the two sections or theronower ing. Addihinge portion 2f; 2 t res'or the, two sections 1:

' tional'throughholts extend through'other apertotes Wrproviatain the follower ring sections. Thefree ends of the two sections 211 and 2b'ar'e provided 'withapertur'edfl lugs'jfjfprqiecting axially item. the follower ring in a; away fromj the'gasket engaging space" 2 fTh apertures of 'lugs ygj are preferably threaded"to receive f3;

. threadeqistud bolt 6 connecting the-free ends of the] wo'secitions I. '7 u ring." 'O'utwa'rdly'of the gasket engaging surface,

ther to close the follower the iorceesertedby the through bolts in apply ing 'pressureto the gasket is out of line with the opposing force exerted by resistance of the gasket and this results in' ac'ouple exertihg'a twistin the'follo-wer ring, upper h'ali of Fig. it

xertedby the ti -i1tug-r e -resisfiance or ferring for example" to coupleitending to tlwi follower clo the connecting *bolt's 'fi ingthistwistingmoment,andthusp V on the'bolts. Moreover, the axially e fiset iugs jacent the wall of the pipe in appr a'tely he same phases-me forces acting: zen Ethe follower ring, so that the bolt is in tension rather than. being su'bzi'eo'tedto :bendin gtor torsion. assistance to thetwisti'ng momentvo mthe rizng:sebirlcn-is sup plemen't'edtby the diisett'ihgorthe hinge portions 2f and 2g a'sdesdfiibed 'above. J

The-anchor Eris-adapted of the pipe made up of- :a plurality cit-hingedsectionsybeing illustrated as: having two sections to and 312;, In the embodiments shown inthegdrawings, -.the ltwozsections or the anchoir ring are identical and {can hence be ,r'riade with-thesame pattern .or' dies. Each sectionhas l may be offset axially as described above for the anchor ring, but; this is generally" unnecessary as the distance between 'theopposingforces and 7 hence the twisting'molnent on the anchor ring is less. It'i's henceprejerable for the lugs to be ra- I diaily disposed in order to restrict the axial di-' mansions-of the anchor ring so that it may readily be-used on Ts, Us or, other fittings. In addition to -.-;the.-hing.e apertures, the anchor ring is provided aperturesifor the other through bolts, all of theapertures'beihg preferably non-circular to rethe ipebyj'omy' two 'connecting bolts .6 and .1. The hingedsectionsof the two ringsarehe'ldiin alignment by animpervious .enclwise compressible 3t the two hinge apertures-into artialf separation oi; the 'coacitingihing'e' portions, 35, Tii'e'sl'eeve also holjdsthe track headjlia'of the ture' of the' anchor-ring toholiif'the b'olt against" 7 rotation; Theilengtl'r of the sleeve 8 is suchjthat' when the through bolts areti'gjhtenedg; {the sleeve") 0'.

e v 8, clri's, vfanned,for. 'e amp1e,. or rubber.

or; similar resilient deformable material, and ex:

tends vfrom the anchor' ring t the. follower ring.

Referring? particularly o rii j. lfitwillbe seeirthait'- in conjunction w'ithTthe heads imand nut'l5jof the throughjbolt, thejrubhfer' sleeve 8 f holds the 7 section of i ,ea'ch j ring j in" alignment and prevents bolt in engagement'withthe non-circular aperis"compressedsofthaiithe 'er'rdsoi the sleeve are pressed tightly against the anchor ring" and idl lower ring respectively; thereby sealingthe ends ofEt-he sleeve 'and completely'enelosing the por-f tits; oft-the y protected against corrosion'bythe soil.

The other through bolts-are'jpreierab'ly Y ikewite less train 1 protect the track heads of anther he and follower-ring in prep-sh spaced- 'relatio :be seen that in placing the clamps: around n shipf By reierri ng particularly to Fig. 1'

i 1 V the pi'pejoin'ts the rubber sleevesr en'gagecthepe:

' ripery of the" :bel'lzof the pipe and thereby assist in:

centering theaclamp-on*thepipe'joint. v

The gasket showninmore detail in Figs. 5 to? 9 is preferablyriornied' of rubher or resilient deformable material; In- .the' form shown;

the gasket is'of approximetelybtriangularcross section and preferably has :its outer corners proto fit'over the hell f Y tected-bycoiled Wire reinforcing elements :la; and

lb to restrain undesirable cold flow of the rubber.

The rubberring is splitas indicated at to so that the two ends i def the open ring may beseparated in-order to place the gasket-over a pipe. Means is provided forsecuring the two ends of the split ring together to hold the gasket imposition on the pipe on which it has been placed] lnlthe embodil f n entillustrate'd', the means for connecting the. end of-t'he ring comprise loops of wire SIv passing-- through eyelets if provided adjacent thenes ofv 7 h r w V thering'. Each eyelet ifinay be reinforced'hya. an apertured'hinge'portion ficgthe aperture'sfbe 7;; wire-staple id which is preferablyanchoredto the,

receive a through bolt 4 j which forms a hinge pin connecting the two sec I tions. The free endsof'the sections are provided boltextending-betweenthe two rings. "1' portion of the through bolt is thus "n meric! 1 fronfrthe inside oi'hthe channelt: whereupon the channel is; filled th cementitious material l8.

eck awarfr mith x l w s o 't e, 1 1811 1 order .l to leave theendsjof the ringfree soztlflat the gas- 'lkets may be fO Celd overithepipes in the manner illustrated in Fig. 20, without darnaging or; intermung with theloops and eyelets. 1 The ends oi the gasket rin may; e drawn together, and united by twisting thewtwo loops of: wirej tjog etheras illustrated in i igtz z --It; wi1lbeseenthat the conr fleeting?meansff etheendspf-the gasketinno 3! interfere with the engagement of the. gasket withthefollower ring and vvliththe adjacent pipe siirfa cesl, T 7. r -m h o a p i t e e and cl m .15 to; pipe line will now be described, in conjunc tiqn; with apparatusfor carrying outthe method.

Afteran 'eXcavatlonth asWbeen made froma small a hole inithe" paving down in; the pipe line, the

pipe Jointjis lcl'ea nedvbyapparatus illustrated in 2 0 'Figs.';10 w The cleaningapparatus shown in these figurescemprises an annular carrier I 0 Ij composedof ajpluralitypfarcuate sections 10a and'lpb which arehingedly connectedtogether I bYQDins ILQ Means is provided for connecting the tree ends M the carrier about -a, pipe.

of t "the sections together to close In the embodiment illustrated; the]connecting frneans: comprise a boltfllthreadeddnto a. nut pivotally carried by ahi fnrcated lug We. on onesection, vand adapted to swi g so that-"the head or; the bolt can th t broughtinto engagement withja biiprcatedtlug 7 10d on} the othersec]tion,;whereupon the two l sections d'an be drawn closelytogether by tight; ening thejbolt. ,Thfsectitrnal carrie ringcar- 35.

ries ajplurality of cleaning elements for cleaning a joint. As illustrated jm the' drawinglsi -which show adapted to clean theadjacent peripheral su rv w faceQof thespigot. v Other scrapers 1'5 projecting v atana-nglejmm a cbrnenofthecarrier are w "positioned tocleanthe corner formed bywtherbell andl'spigote In the embodiment illustratedg-the carrier is 1 of channel cross section and the i pins l5 are held in plac'e by being inserted place by setscrewsj HftFig. 1:4) TheQcemen-t The corner scrapersli maybefurther held i n 5 titious material l6 ma be enclosed by an anr nular coverplate l8. f'I'he'carrier is also pref er ably provided with scraper blades l9 shapecl as These blades may he cured to the carrier"; The various cleaningvelew mentslcarried byffihe carrier to farel'actuatedj by rotating the carrier about the pipe. I In the 1 rorm illustrated in Figs, IQgllfand 12, the means satisfactorily, it is necessary to provide means for l applying pressure tothe carrier- In in a direction axially of the Pi e in ord'er press.the cleaning hath peripheral" and radial surfaces of a pipe in Fig; 23. having opposedv jaws 2,325,031 v na n than as il u t a d m Fi :9.

1 elements intoiensagementiwith the radially pro,

" n r tp jand;eyele si re r f a space ,iectin'g surface 5 of the pipe joint. As ,illustrated inijigsg 10 and- 15; the-;pressureapplying means comp'risesjapressure bar -2l having at its-lowery 1 end; 511011! 22, adapted to straddle thegpipe; indi cated bythe broken line P, and carryingat noppo-fl siteiends of thel fork rollers 23 orother antidricf. j tion meansadapted to engage the carrier L0. The cover plate 1 8 "of 1 the carrier provides 7 a smooth j annular raceway tIorengagement by}, the rollers 23 ';Qf ;the pressure bar; [By rocking the pressure ban about a suitable fulcrum, for 1 example, the edge of the hole,as indicated at 24finFig., 10, the 'ro llersg23' can be tpressed against the carriermto I force the scrapers l3 and J5into firm engagement 6 {with the end face of the:bel1..

ingthe carrier and-simultaneously applying pres-j sure to tothe carrier inza directionaxially of the pipe, all-l surfacesyof the pipe :joint to be engaged b5; Lthe clamp canbeeffectively cleaned. 1

*Af ter the pipe joint has been scraped with the l apparatus shown in Figs, 10 to 15, the su'rfaces to be engaged by the gasket may-ibelfurther cleaned bymeans of theapparatus shownin Figs. r 1d 17018.1 This apparatus comprises an annular carr er ZG-composedof a plurality of sections 26a and {26.b hinged'itogether by r a hinge pin fl, and

having means for connecting the' free ends" of the carrier sections, fordekample, a ,swiv elx' bolt ifl similart to the boltyllpf Figs 11 and12.-On" i one endface of the carrierithere are provided a plurality of wings. ,29 l which maybe welded to the carrier as indicated at 29a, and project at an an gle of approximately; 45 to the axisl of-jth el car-1;

rier. One orgmore steel brushes!!! are secured 1 to each: of; the wings 29 byany suitable means as idrexample flbolts 31; The bristles of each "brush arepreferablytrimmed toiprovidethe brush with 1 1 two work-en a in iaces 30aand30bionning an l f angle of approximatelywith oneanotherfias indicated in lFi g, 19. It willbe seen thatthisr V -shapedbrush fits into the corner between the end face ofthe bell, indicated at B and the adja'cent peripheral surface of the spigotgindicated at S and provides a smooth clean seat for-the gasket. I. f The "brushes ,3!) are actuatedby oscillatingthe carrier ztfabout the pipejby means of onepr more elongated handles piv'qtally c'onnec'ted to the jcarrier at 32a., Duringlioscillation of jthe carrierjthe brushes, 30 may be pressed into firm engagement withtgthe end 'faceiof the bell or other-rad ally projecting surface of a pipe joint L by applying pressure to g the carrier in an taxial dii'ectiom l f or example "by means 01' a pressure 7 bar 33which may bathe same as thepressure H I and 15. For this pur-' pose the carrier 'is provided; with asmooth .face

261: Fig. 19) forming an: annular racewayfor' engagement by roll ers Heat the pressure bar. After "the pipe joint has; been thoroughly cleaned, .the gasket I is *pl acedaa-ro'und'the pipe; and secured improper position to seal the jointfl Successive operations in applying the gasket are illustrated in Figs. 20 'to'2 2. Apparatus for performing these operations is shown-in more detail This apparatus comprises tongs, 35* 35a and 35?) pivotally c011 nected. at 35c and elongated operating "handles 35d for opening and closingthe jaws. One of the bar 2l shownin Figs," [10 Jaws3 5a is provided adjacent its' end withan out the gasket S thereby drawingfthe ends'of the gasket toward one another and securing the gasket in position L on the pipe with its endsheldin tabutting relationship. i 4 i 4. A method of epplying e. repairclztmp gas-V ket to a pipe by operations performed through an openingtoosmall to admit e man, said gasket V comprisingia' split ring orresilient deformabie 2,923,031 p v t t to twist the "Ioop s tog ether, thereby drawing the 7 around thepipe,engaingboth ofsaid v endsof the gasket towardone another and sewire-loops withe-suitable instrument and rotat 3 q ing said instrument to twist the loops together ci ringthernin abutting relationship.

i 5. A methodi of applying a repair clamp to a ,pipe joint comprising the steps of providing'a split gasket with securing meansv having portions permanently secured, to the gasket on opposite t {L 5 i sides of the split, placing the gasket about the A pipe and positioning it toseal said joint 'securmg 3 i the ends of thegasket together with said securing meansto hold the gasket firmlyfinqproperposi- 7 'tion, thereafter positioning. aflsectional 'rep'air clamp over the gasket, securing the sections toI- gether and tightening the elamp] to apply j sealing pressuretothe gasket. .1 i i v i i l ROG R E. RisLEY. 

